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The Supreme Court has granted .
rehearing Of the case Of William Nc
Meen, the Juniata County wife mnr.
derer. Some Of the witnesses de-
sirirg TO modify their testimony
sgaiust. the nss, induced the Court
TO reverse itssdeei4ou
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Accounts.

The following Accounts have been Rlod, OK
amined and passed In tho Prothonotary,s or
nee, and will 10 presented to the noxt court of
common Pleas for confirmation. All persons
Interested will take notice.
The account OF s. A. wctzel, Assignee of
samuel IA. Stumph of Spring township, Snyder
county, Pa.
The account OF AmosE. Mitchell, Assignee of
i,aac homig OF Spring township, Snyder coun.
The first and final account of M. \. Brubskor
Assignee OF Noses Brubaker Of Chapman town.
ship, Snyder county. Pa.
W. W. wITTENMYER,
fep' D, 81. PrOthonotary.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the

OIiVI IS HereUy BIven That the
- following Widows Appraisements undsr
the Orphsns' Court OF Snyder county, for con.
hrmation ON Monday, tho 2sth day OF Feb.
ApprsIsment OF Sarah smith. widow Of Henry
Pa, decd.
a. hppraisment OF Dehlah Baker, widow OF Henry
Baker, late Of West Beaver township, Spyder
county, Pa, decd.
Appraisment Of Salome Smith, widow of Philip
F,Smith, late OF Adams township, Snyder coun.
ty, Pa, decd.
W. W. WITTENMYER,
Feb. 3'Sr. Clerk. d. @.
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7 ICENSE NOTICE.-Notice j,

I ICENSE NOTICE.-Notice is
II hereby given that
T.. G. Graybii, Franklin township
=. IL. smith, Midd dleburgh
aaron Stahi, Perry township.
jacob Miller, West Beaver tow nship
BOTTLERS LICENSE.
A. A. Conrad l. y. q. Mitchell. SslInsproyo
RESTAURANT LICENSE.
f. ". diass' Frecburg
have MED their petitions for Tavorn licenses
with the Clerk OF Quarter Sessions OF Snyder
county,and the same will be presented for ap-
proval on Monday, the 2sth day OF Feb. next.
And now, January 18th, 1877, 1t is ordered
that the Clerk OF the court insert in tho pubii.
cation OF Tavern Licenses hereafter u notice
that al IAicerses granted by the Court will be
null and void, unless tho applicant shall lit
the same Within ifteen days AFTER tho same
shall have Reen granted, BY the production Of n
receipt from the county Treasurer to tho Ulerk
paul. WV. wirrENMYEha,. III. oi.1E H%EtAs e. s.
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Registers Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following named persons have filed their
Administrator Guardians and Executors, ac-
counts, in the Registers Ofice of Snyder
County. and the same will o presented for con.
firmat'on an allowance at the Court House In
Middleburyh, Monday, Feb. 2sth 1881.
!. The rrst and final sccount OF Samuel p.
Row and John Row, Executors Of the estate oi
Peter Row, decd.
2. The hrst and inai account OF Filman Wei.
der AAl Andrew Weider. Admrm's Of the estate
OF ENM weider, decd.
3. The first and Anal account OF Henry Sufel
Admr. Of the estate VI John l.. Suifel, decd.
I. The first and final account OF Levi Goar-
hart Executor Of tho estate OF Peter Go ,rhart,
decd.
Second and final account OF Jacob Knouse,
Executor oil the estate OF David Kpouse, decd.
o. First and final account of Frederick RcaseI,
Admr. OF the estate OF Catharne Reagel, decd.
I. First and final account OF Vim. Harding.
Admr. OF the estate Of jeremiah Martin, decd.
8. The rrst and partial account OF J. y. Killing.
ler, and =. Kiingler, Admr's. Of tho estate Of
John Klingler, decd.
The final account OF Samnel Witmor, Guardian
OF Alice Sholly, u minor child Of Peter Sholly,
deed.
II. DUCK,
Register and Recorder.
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EXECUTOR's NOTICE. --Lotters
1Its.tsmsntsry ee the estate o. Thsephilas
oessiy, Pa 5es'A, having been granted %. shs
gnassslsss1, ~ pessons knowinH themssivss
!sasLtsd 70 ssN sseets e!e requested u sake
!s.lI E,.:.ss ils. Ss!I ssilsssIssss1 iSS ~
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A DMiNISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
IA Letters Of administration on tho estate OF
II. Ritter late Of Monroe Twp Snyder %
deed, having beon granted to the anderslyn .
all persons knowing themselvs indebt-d to-
payment, whtle those having claims viii pre.
sent them duly Anrhentiestsd for ssttlsme Al 10
the undersignsd.
Y.H. WAGNER,
Feb. 0, 's7. pd. Administrator.
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A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
"A ALettsra Of Administration on the eststeof
snyder 90, Pa, ieesassd, having boon grant.
u 70 tho undersigned all persons knowing
ehsmselyss Indebted TO said estate are request.
hd 70 make I'm mediate payment, while those
having claims willprosent them duly Authen
Y.H. WAGNER.
fsb's ~ pd.7 AdministpatoY.
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A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
ueo. W. stout lAth onDsntre township, Sn ydor
90, deed, having been granted 20 the unds
signed, al persons knowing themselves indeb
"a 70 said estate ere ssqus'tsd 20 make imme
dists payment, while those wing claims we're
pissentthsm duly suthsntieatsd to the under
signed.
ROBERT w. STOUT,
Fsb. .. 81. Administrstor'
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The clarion., 1887-04-27
Even Kr. Pink Says it IS Good
Law.

The opinion Of Mr. Albert Fink, the
Railroad Pool Commissioner, the ablest
champion Of the corporation side Of the
issue, as against the people, has borne
his testimony upon the probable effect
of the Interstate Commerce law He
says:
There would have been no difficulty
in securing to the public beneficial re-
suits from the operation OF the inter
state law if it had not been for the un-
necessary insertion of section in such
language as to give rise to different in
terpretations. 1t is impossible to adapt
the tariffs of this country TO a strict long
and short haul rule While it may be
applied to many roads, and has been
practically in use for many years upon
| the trunk lines and their Western con-
nections, il is impossible to apply it to
roads which run through a thinly set
| tied country, such as the Southern and
| transc0ntinental systems of roads, with
out either bankrupting the reads, if
| they comply with the rule, or, on the
| other hand, Obstructing commerce, II
| they withdraw from competition and
| operate the roads as mere local roads.
| l. seems strange that a law should pass
| Congress which jnterferes with the nat
ural competition between railways and
waterways, when competition is c0nsid
cred by the public as one of the most i'm
portant factors in the transportation
| business. 1t was a great mistake to
make an arbitrary rule of that sort,
which is opposed to the commercial in
| terests of the country.
''If the power of suspending this rule
is lodged in the Commission as some in
terpret the law, it is possible to deal
with each individual case in which it i,
| Just and proper that the rule should be
suspended. Sections l, and 3 of the
law prohibit the making of unjust and
| unreasonable rates, as well AS unjust
discrimination against individuals or tc
localities. This is all tha. can be re
quired, and if these principles are VIC
lated by the railroad companies, a meth
cd is provided for correction and punish
ment, and all abuses heretofore existing
could be gradually corrected. | thinb
the law is an excellent one in many re
spects, if it is applied to correct abuses
without creating new and greater ones
and this depends in great measure upol
the Commission which has given evi
dence of its good judgment by its frs
decision"
1t Das been seen that objection
urged against the Interstate Commerc
law by Mr.. Fink in his testimony as t
its general utility, has been amply me-
by the Commission. They have tn
widest discretion in dealing with tn
long and short haul clause, and the.
have the ability and frmness to dea
with it fairly. 1t is proper to add tina
Mr.. Fink is mistaken in saying that th
law interferes with the natural compe
tition between the roads and the water
ways 1t was intended to have the op
; | poSita effect
The clarion., 1887-04-27
The State Medical Associa ton,

After a very pleasant and profitable
session Of three days, adjourned last Fri
day, at one o'clock. The following were
chosen officers for the ensuing year: DIR.
N. L. Guice, Natchez, President; DR..
Luther Sexton, Wesson, 1st Vice-Presi-
dent; DR.. NJ. J. Thompson, Meridian, ID
Vice-President; DIR. w. E. Todd, Clin-
ton, and DIR. w. NJ Paine, Aberdeen,
DIR. VI. 5 Craft, Jackson,
Corresponding Secretary; Or. John F.
Hunter, Jackson, Treasurer. The at
tendance was quite large, and about
thirty new names were added to the roll
of members. Many valuable papers
were read and discussed. It is proposed,
at future meetings of the Association,
to have stenographic reports of the oral
criticisms of the several papers that may
be submitted. This would certainly add
much to the value of the published
transactions
The clarion., 1887-04-27
Come to Stay-Senator Germans Be
liefln the Permananey of the In
ter-State Law.

Washington Special to n o. Picayune.l
In conversation with the correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun Yesterday, Senator
German said of the railroad companies
Their object seems to be to make the ques-
ton an odious one and compel its repeal
by Congress at the next session. Bot the
railroad people might as we'll make up
their minds to submit, for the Interstate
Commerce Commission has come to stay.
To be sure some notifications may be
necessary, for no one will deny that there
are crudities in the law which could be
proGtably dispensed with.
Senator Cullom's bill was, in my opin-
ion, as near the correct thing as possible
and the trouble under which the commits
sion is laboring now was the result of
throwing the matter into conference dur
ing the hurly -burly that characterized the
winding up of the last Congress.
| have talked with number of leading
railroad men, continued the Senator al
though he did not particularize what and
whom), and ! find that they agree with
me in the efficacy of the commission in
treating matters between the corporation
that they represent and the people. Then,
too, Commissioner Cooley's explanation of
the objects sought by the commission is, to
my MIND, very comprehensive ana rea-
sonable one and must satisfy everybody of
the single aim of the new body.
OF one thing you may rest assured, and
that is it will not occur in our day-the
repeal of the Interstate Commerce law
Some localities may consider themselves
Disseminated against, but in the end the
wisdom of creating the commission will
daily become more apparent. The mere
fact of few railroad companies opposing
the law will not influence Congress, in my
opinion.
This subject was given very careful at
tention by the Forty ninth Congress before
the bill was passed, and those who sup
ported it from the outset were convinced
that il was necessary legislation. Mr.. Cor
man is a cool, level-headed politician and
is regarded by all as possessing unusual
ability In diyining popular sentiment.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

The indications point to the renom-
ination of Mr.. Cleveland; but the result
will greatly depend upon the choice Of
New York, whose vote is indispensable
to Democratic success.
A sensational announcement has been
telegraphed all over the country from
Washington, upon an alleged statement
of Senator Vest that Mr. Cleveland had
declared his unalterable purpose {for
reasons unnecessary TO repeat9 not to
consent TO a nomination for a second
term. In behalf of the President, the
statement is denied, and it is said that
ne has not given the matter eonsidera-
ton. Senator Vest, when interviewed,
says that he believes the President does
not want 10 run, but weuld subordinate
his own will to the desire the Demo
cratic party.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

CONGRESSMAN BRECKENRIDGE, truly
says that "the simple great issue now
before US is to reduce unnecessary taxes
and reform the Republican system of
taxation. The Republicans say go on
and collect the money from the people
and waste it or consume it in immoral
and unmanly pension schemes; or else
take it offof tobacco, whisky and beer.
We should do none Of these. On this
issue we shall stand or fall in the next
Congress and before the country in
1888. Our war expenditures, interest,
pensions and the sinking fund will long
continue at about $l50,000, 900 a year.
They will long continue at from twenty
to thirty-6ve millions more than we get
from tobacco, whisky and beer. Hence
this deficit as well as all the ordinary
civil service expenditures of the govern
ment are paid by taxes laid mainly upon
the necessaries of life. We should take
our stand infexibly upon the PROPOSE
ton that the surplus taxes shall not be
wasted or used TO debaueh the people or
in anywise consumed except in and un-
der the strictly legitimate functions a1d
powers of the government"
In plain words, keep the tax on whis-
ky, ETC., so as to pay the costs resulting
from the war, and take the tax off the
necessaries of life. We prefer to repeal
the tax on the luxuries and keep it on
the indispensables. The Republicans
and the Randall rump are opposed to
this plan.
But will the people go with them?
Not much.
The clarion., 1887-04-27
Mustard Will Kill Cows.

EDITOR CLARION: 1t may not be gener-
ally known that the brown mustard which
we plant for spring salad will kill cattle
if they eat of it. At this season of the
year persons in cleaning up their gardens
sometimes pull up the mustard that is
going to seed and throw it over the fence.
Cows that eat of il will s'surely die" This
may account for the sudden death of the
cows of DIR. Craft, DR.. Andrews and Col.
Hemingway. SUBschBER
Hazlehurst. Miss. April 22d. 1887.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

Senator German is one of the most
level headed men in the Senate. He Is
a genuine civil service reformer, accord
ing to the teaching Of the Democratic
platform; that is, he is in favor Of
turning the raseals out" He was
chairman Of the Congressional Execu-
tive Committee in the last Presidential
canvass. There is even good Presiden-
tial timber in him. From our reading
Of the Congressional Record, we have
discovered that he speaks seldom, and
that when he does talk, it Is always to
the point. What he says, goes to the
mark az straight as bullet. The pub
lie would naturally want to hear what
he has to say about the Interstate Com
merce law. Our readers are referred to
another column.
The clarion., 1887-04-27
Railroad Rates.

Bradstreets, an able commercial jour
nal, has been investigating the effects of
the Interstate Commerce act. The re
suit is thus stated:
The bill has succeeded in putting an
end to the unjust discrimination of re-
bates and special rates; it has slightly
advanced the charges, but this is evi-
IDENTIFY merely temporary and will soon
be corrected, as the railroads appreciate
the fact that if they maintain high rates
they will lose their business. Judging
from Bradstreets' reports the effects of the
bill have not been as damaging as most
shippers pretend, and there is not suffi-
cient ground for denouncing it az loudly
as they are doing.
The clarion., 1887-04-27
The Vote on the Interstate Commerce
Bill.

Never in the history of the govern
ment has measure which involved such
important consequences, and aroused so
much interest, and incurred such bitter
opposition, passed by such overwhelm-
ing majorities in the two houses of Con.
gress, as the Interstate Commerce bill.
The vote of that body was as decisive,
as the call of the people for its enact
ment had been loud and emphatic. The
discussions which preceded its final pas
sage were marked by unusual ability, in
which the whole ground was fought
over, and every inch resolutely contested
by the corporations which were loath
to be put under legal restraint to do the
things they ought not, and to deal fairly
with the public as common carriers en-
gagged in business in which the public
has direct interest, and has the right
to supervise for the common good.
The following is the yea and nav vote
in the Senate on the passage. The Re-
publicaus are denoted by italics:
YEAs.-Auison, Beck, Berry, Black
burn, Bo'cea, Cookrell, Coke, Colquitt
Conger, Cuilom, Dolph, Edmunds, Eustis
Fair, Frye, George, Gibson, Gray, Hale,
Harris, Haacley, IngaRs, Jones, of Ark,
Jones, of Nevada, Mcmillan, henderson.
Michel, of Oregon, Palmer, Plumb, Pugh'
.Sabin, salisbury. Sa,cyer, Ssscell, .Sher-
man, Spooner, Teller, Vance, Vest, Wal
thall, Whitthorne, Wilson, OF Iowa-43.
NAys.-Alarich, Blair, Brown, Came
ron, Chace, Cheney, Erarts, Hampton,
Hodr, Mlhone, Mitchell, of Pennsylvania,
Morrill,, Payne, Plat, WIiliams-15.
The bill passed the House by major
ity even more pronounced-2l9 yeas to
Al nays.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

CAPT. LEATHERs, the veteran steam
boatman, makes an interesting state
ment about the effect Of the Interstate
Commerce law, which we have publish
ed elsewhere. The truth is, the rail-
roads have been doing their utmost to
break down river transportation by cut.
ting under at competing points, SO as to
obtain a monopoly and the control Of
freights on their own terms, for t.aem-
selves. The intention of the Interstate
Commerce act Ii to preserve COMPETE
tion, and to give to the public the cheap
transportation which 1t will secure.
Meantime, let shippers be up and doing,
and give thair business to the lines that
will perform it cheapest.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

HoN. A. B. HURT, of Winona, Mis-
sissippi, the efficient chief of adjust
ment of accounts in the Railway Mail
Service in the Postofice Department, is
candidate, among numerous others,
for Doorkeeper of the National House
OF Representatives. 1t is an Office
which pays handsome salary, and is
OF extensive patronage and responsible
ity. 1t was the occupancy of that place
which inspired the luckless Fitzhugh to
exclaim that be was "a bigger man than
old Grant" A worthier and better
qualified man than Hurt can not be
found, and the Mississippi delegation,
we hope will give him good lift.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

In their resolutions for Mississippi
River Convention, the Memphis people
complain of the indifference of the 49th
Congress to the improvement of the
Mississippi river. They seem to forget
that the late Congress as well as its pre-
decessor, passed a River and Harbor
bill. The opposition came from New
York, Pennsylvania and Eastern States,
and the railroad system generally. The
latter is opposed to river improvement
because it makes competition The
former oppose the improvement of
the Mississippi river especially, because
it viii divert trade and transportation
from the North and East.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

Ir IS represented that committee of
the ''coal and iron masters" of Birming-
ham telegrsphed the Chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
know when the Commission could visit
Birmingham to give them hearing,
and received a reply stating substantial
ly that Birmingham was not on the
route. Evidently these "coal and iron
masters" are not as important as they
imagine themselves to be.
The clarion., 1887-04-27
The Yazoo Plan.

The County Democratic Executive
Committee met at Yazoo City on Thurs
day last to consider the method CT hold
ing nominating convention. The
change desired was that each candidate
should be voted for in the primary meet
ings, and that this vote should be sent
out to the county delegates convention
and there be counted, and the nomina-
tion declared on such vote. The oppo-
sition favored adhering TO the old sys-
TEN, that the delegate getting plurality
at the primary should have the entire
vote of the box, and this idea prevailed.
Districts one and three voting for the
change, and two, four and FIVE against
The clarion., 1887-04-27

The President reviewed the colored
troops yesterday with uncovered head. An
hour later the colored men held their
meeting and abused the Democratic party
and applauded the Republican party. So
it goes.
Upon the foregoing paragraph the
Courier. journal makes this comment:
No reasonable criticism can be passed
upon the President for reviewing the col
ored troops with head uncovered. The
occasion justified it. II the fool niggers
went off, and inspired by whisky and
white rutians, talked blood and thunder,
that was their own affair, and merely
proves that they are yet a long way of
from Democrat ic virtue and intelligence
The President did right to salute their free
dom and they did nobody any harm ex-
cept themselves by their lively display OF
party ignorance and feeling.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

The London Times, publishes what
purports to be facsimile of a letter
written by Mr.. Parnell, apologizing for
his public condemnation of the murder
ers of Cavendish and Burke. Only the
signature of the letter is in what seems
to be the hand writing of Parnell, who
declares that the letter is forgery. The
Times is under duty to the public to
prove that il is not.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

A MISSISSIPPI River Improvement
Convention is to be held at Memphis on
the goth of October next. To that
proposition we would say, "Amen" only
we would add, that the Mississippi
river and its interstate tributaries and
other navigable waterways are GER
tainly objects of national concern,
and will help powerfully to regulate
and cheaper interstate commerce.
The clarion., 1887-04-27
The Man for '88.

From the shelbyyille (Ind.l Democrat
Who is the strongest Democrat in the
great State OF New York?
Who can get the most Labor votes IN that
State?
Who can get the most Democratic yotes,
Find out the name of that formidable
statesman and then call him up and place
him at the head OF the democratic party
next year.
He viii be elected.
The clarion., 1887-04-27

Wa ARE apprehensive that the well
meant plan of the President to assure
the negro that he should have fair
deal, in giving one of the RAIDS the lucra-
tive Office of Recorder of Deeds of the
District of Columbia, viii not have the
effect intended. The following is an ex-
tract from their proceedings at the cele-
bration of the 25th anniversary of eman-
cipation of the colored citizens of Wash
ington on the 18th:
The resolutions referred to "the Sher-
man idea" and urged that the negro
race should not divide its vote to its own
detriment. They contained the follow
ing with reference to President Cleve-
land:
awhile we recognize in Mr.. Cleveland
Ger tain Republican principles and SEEM
ingly just man, he has not gone far
enough TO assure to the negro that negro
Democrats, if there are anv, shall sue
ceed negro Republicans. Nor has the
party which he represents assured us
that it wants the negro vote
Col. Geo. III. Wilson, the orator of the
evening, said the feeling of unrest among
the negroes on the election of Presi-
dent Cleveland had been justified by
Democratic action for twenty FIVE
years.
After arraigning the President for not
interfering when outrages were COM
mitted in the South, he concluded:
ssThe Northern negro, who claims to be
friend of his race and accepts Office
from an administration that refuses to
interpose its protest against outrage and
murder, forgets that his commission is
signed with the blood of murdered men
and every dollar be receives is the price
of blood, and he will see the time when,
ii he had courage enough, he would,
like Judas, go out aud hang HIM
self
The father Of lies could not have con
cocted anything more malignant
The clarion., 1887-04-27

n. Z. Sun.
The Civil Service law contains no
power or provision to protect, or defend,
or fortify, or hold, or anchor, or retain,
directly or indirectly, in whole or in
part, single Federal oficeholder. It
presents no obstacle whatsoever to turn
ing Republicans out of Office. either one
at time or all together. Mr. Cleveland
could turn them all out to-day if he
wished.